pumping to a plane then adjusting the out haul to keep it going is an art. quite often, i could have my o/h really slack even going upwind in the lightest of breezes. the idea is to keep the o/h leads equalized in the corners to allow for better transitions and possible pumps on the next leg. nothing worse than having all your available lead all over on the opposite tack needed anyway.

No question that ball-bearing Harken or Ronstan blocks have less resistance. I've used both. Also, having used both, rigging the blocks with a bow shackle or snap shakle is actually faster. So the only legitimate argument is about boom length -- and I think both sides were quite reasonable above.

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